Speed dating roommates

Sharing your space with a roommate can make a big dent in your rent.Roomster says that the average one-bedroom apartment in the District is ,210, while the average rent on their site for a shared apartment is

Sharing your space with a roommate can make a big dent in your rent.Roomster says that the average one-bedroom apartment in the District is $2,210, while the average rent on their site for a shared apartment is $1,108.

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Sharing your space with a roommate can make a big dent in your rent.

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Finding a roommate may have been easy right out of college when your friends were getting places together, but it can be challenging if you’re new to a city or you want to share your space with someone who doesn’t constantly remind you of your dorm days.

Two global companies that rely on social media, video profiles and even a form of speed-dating for roommates are available for District residents who are looking for a place to rent or need a roommate to share their space.

Spare Room uses video profiles of potential roommates to allow people to go beyond messaging or emailing before an in-person meeting.

The company also arranges “speed roommating” events for people looking to share space to quickly meet multiple potential roommates.

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When you live in a city where the rent’s too high, one solution is to live with a roommate — or two or three.

According to Roomster, a roommate-matching service, many renters in the District spend more than 50 percent of their salary on rent rather than the maximum recommendation of 30 percent.

[Luxury rentals to emerge from former GWU dorm] Spare Room, a company launched in Britain in 2004, recently expanded to multiple cities in the United States.